Aadhi raat tak table lamp ki roshni me,
Alfaaz bina kuch kahe,
Kaagaz par sajte rahe...
Kaafi der tak yun hi dekha...
Bheege hue Alfaazon ko,
Aur faili hui syaahi me...
Har ek yaad kitni khoobsurat thi...
Aadhi raat k baad kuch der,
Tak Taki lagaye dekha,
Us matmaile chaand ko,
Jo aadha chipa kahin likh raha tha gazal raat k liye,
Taaron k daaman me bandhi ye chaandni,
Bikhar rahi thi meri balcony me tera naam ban kar,
Ye chaandni bhi khoobsurat thi...
Vapis table lamp kii roshni me,
Maine fir bune kuch shabd...
Jo kaagaz par sirf tera naam ban kar aaye,
Chaand ki vo gazal jo chaandni gungunaye,
Mere band kamre ki chaar deewaron me,
Haule se ye raat muskuraye,
Hothon par us aansu ko sajaye,
Aankh se jo tera ehsaas ban kar aaye...